Doris Lee, the American painter whose 1935 painting, “Thanksgiving,” caused controversy and brought her considerable fame, was among the first to create textile designs for Associated American Artists.
Macy’s announced Lee’s textile design, Curio Cabinet, in a New York Times advertisement (March 30, 1952) with the headline, “A Decorative Fabric Sensation: ‘Curio Cabinet’ by Famous American Artist, Doris Lee.” The copy read, “Why settle for just an ordinary print in your new Spring draperies, slipcovers or upholstery when a design by a famous American artist costs so little? See the fresh, clean, breezy look of this pattern, its beguiling nostalgic flavor.”
This collection of samples shows Curio Cabinet in several colorways. Yard goods in this design with a slate gray ground (5826.37.2016) and a red ground (5826.52.2016) are also proposed for acquisition.
Curio Cabinet is part of the Marianna Kistler Beach Museum of Art’s traveling exhibition, “Art for Every Home: Associated American Artists, 1934-2000.”

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